These are easy and inexpensive crafts. Included in this category are some very simple origami paper–folding activities.

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General Crafts

Popsicle Stick Puzzle: Make a quick and challenging puzzle for your friends – out of popsicle sticks.  gr:1–5

Rolled Paper Beads: Make very attractive paper beads from colored paper, magazines, etc.  gr:3–5

Cup Weaving: Make a woven basket with just a paper (or plastic) cup and some yarn.  gr:3–5

Drinking Straw Fun: You can make something silly to decorate pencils, wear as a bracelet, etc – with just a drinking straw and a hand-held pencil-sharpener.  gr:3–5

Nose Masks: Make masks that stick to your nose.  gr:1–5

Draw Outside the Box: This is a good drawing activity. Draw outside the edges of a photo or a magazine clipping.  gr:2–5

 

Origami

Cat Origami: Make a cat that moves its mouth out of one sheet of square paper.  gr:2–5

S. B. S. O.: Make this Simple But Surprising Origami.  gr:2–5

Origami Book Recommendations: Find more Origami in some good Origami books.